Happy Easter!
We wish you and your family a wonderful Easter Day from our family to yours. Happy Easter!
Snowshoe Hare
It’s that time of the year when the snowshoe hare changes the color of its’ coat from white to brown. Snowshoe hare moult every year in the spring and again in the fall to help camouflage themselves from predators. The …
National Walk to Work Day
The first Friday in April is National Walk to Work Day. Lucky for me I work and live in the same place so it isn’t much of a sacrifice. For some people they would have to walk a long …
Voyageur Crew
We are so excited at Voyageur because just one week from now Theresa will be back at Voyageur. Theresa Francisco has been a part of the Voyageur Crew for the past two summers and we are so happy she is returning …
Saw-whet Owl
In a recent writing I mentioned the Saw-whet Owl and received a couple of questions about this type of owl. The most remarkable thing about this owl is the noise it makes at night; to hear an audio …
Voyageur News
The latest BWCA E-mail newsletter arrived in our loyal reader’s in boxes last week. If you didn’t receive your copy then be sure to add voyageur-newsletter@canoeit.com to your list of "ok senders" so we don’t end up in your …
April Moon
Tonight is the full moon of April. As with all other months there are many names for the full moon of April and my favorite names are the ones that have something to do with the ice breaking up. The …
Spring Blizzard
We woke up this morning to a white out. It must have started snowing after we went to bed last night and it doesn’t look like it has quit since. There’s a good foot or two of snow on …
Take Ten
Every year people fall through the ice, sometimes they live and sometimes they die. When lakes are starting to freeze over in early winter and when they are beginning to thaw in the spring ice conditions can change rapidly. Many factors affect lake …